Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-03-30
GENERAL p. e. Common.
Biographical Sketch by HI. HI
Bancroft, the Pacific Coast
Historian.

Continued From Yesterdays Second EdittonI
The undersigned does not wish to indulge
in useless threats, but desires most fully
and explicitly to apprise all of their rights,
and warn misguided men of the inevitable
result, should tney seek to obstruct citizens
in their rights, or throw obstacles IN their
way of the development of the public do
main. While miners will be thus protected
they must understand that no interference
with the vested rights of the people of the
Territory will be tolerated, and they are ex-
pected to conform in all things to the law
of the land which recognize in their fullest
extent the claims of the bona fide settlers
on public lands.
While the troops have been sent to this
district to protect from a savage foe the
homes and premises of the settlers, and the
public interests of the Nation, they are also
here to preserve the public peace, secure to
all the inestimable blessings of liberty, and
preserve intact the honor, dignity ana
rights of the citizens vested by free con-
stitution, and which belongs to the hum
blest equally with the highest IN the land.
This, their mission, it IS the duty OF tne
undersigned to see fulfilled by kindly and
warning words if possible, but If not, Still
to be enforced at every hazard and at any
cost. He cannot permit the public peace
and the welfare of all to be jeoparded by
the foolish threats or wicked actions of
few. +. Ed. CoNNoR, >,
Brig. Gen., y. S. Vol. Comd'g Dist"
Four months later, General Conner felt
| that the time was ripe for establishing a
provost guard for Salt Lake City. He &C
| cordingly issued the following order:
"HEADoARTERs DISTRICT OF UTAH,
CAMP DOUGLAS, UTAH TERRITORY,
NEAR GREAT SALT LAKE City, July 3, 1864.
Special Order No. 53.-1st. Capt. Chas. Il
Hampstead, Comissary of subsistence, U. 3
Vols, is hereby appointed Provost Martial
| of Great Salt Lake City, q. Il. and will i'm
mediately enter upon the duties of his
office. He will be obeyed and respected &C
cordingly.
I'd. Company L, I'd. Cav. G. ", Capt
| Albert Brown, is hereby detailed as Proves
| Guard, and will Immediately report to Capt
Chas. II. Hampstead, Provost Martial
Great Salt Lake City, for duty
I Sd. The Quartermasters Department
I will furnish the necessary quarters, offices
| etc. By command of
BRIG GEN. CoNNoR.''
1 Shortly after issuing these orders he out
lined his views and policy in letter to tn
War Department.
| HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF UTAH,
CAMP DOUGLAS, UTAH TERRITORY,
NEAR GREAT SALT LAKE CRY, July p, 1861.
COLONEL: Having had occasion recent.
| TO communicate with you by telegraph Oh
the subject of the difficulties which con
| siderabiy excited the Mormon oommunit
| for the past ten days, it is perhaps prope
that should report more fully by lette
relative to the real causes which have rem
dered collision possible.
AS set forth in fornaer communications
NV policy in this Territory has been to IN
vite hither larger GENTLE and loyal popu
lation, sufficient by peaceful means ant
through the ballot box to overwhelm tn
| Mormons by mere force of numbers, ant
| thus wrest from the Church-disloyal ant
traitorozs to the core-the absolute AM
tyrannical control of temporal and clVl
affairs, or at least population numerou
enough to put check on the mormon au
| thorities, and give countenance to thos
| who are striving to loosen the bonds wit
| which thew have so long been oppressed
With this view, I have bent every energ
| and means of which was possessed, bot
personal and official, towards the discover
and development of the mining resources G
the Territory, using without stint the sol
diers OF my command, whenever anu Wae I
| ever it could be done without detrlment
the public service. These exertions have, j
| a remarkably short period, been productiv
of the happiest results and more than CON
mensurate with my anticipations. Mine
of undoubted richness have been discovered
, their fame is spreading east ana west, voy
ayers for other mining countries have bee
induced by the discoveries already made
tarry here, and the number of minel
, of the Territory is steadily and rapidly II
, creasing. With them, and to supply the
/ wants, merchants and traders are tiockln
, into Great Salt Lake City, which by its az
tivity, increased number of GENTLE store
and workshops. and the appearance of ii
| thronged and busy streets, presents mos
remarkable contrast to the Salt LaE
of one yoar ago. Despite II
counsel's threats, and obstacles of tt
Church, the movement is going on with gial
strides.
This policy on my part, if not at fir
3 understood, is now fully appreciated IN il
startling effect by Brigham Young and b
coterie. His every efforts, covert and opel
having proved unequal to the task of checl
inc the transformation so rapidly going G
. in what he regards as his exclusive domain
3 he and his apostles have grown desperat
9 No stone is left unturned by them to roo
s the people to resistance against the pofic
even if it should provoke hostility against
Government he hates AMI daily reviles.
is unquestionably his desire to provoke n
4 into some act savoring of persecution, or
the dexterous use of which he can indu